A GAME of poor quality greeted the fans who turned out to see Keith Curle's relegation battlers take on a Chester side with little left to play for other than pride.

Torquay's desperate plight and City's chronic inability to keep hold of the ball meant it was like watching a tennis match at times with the ball lofted from the blue shirts to the yellows. Chester's opener was a well-taken strike, however.

The ball was played across the box by Laurence Wilson and it reached Dean Bennett, who lashed it home with style.

The Blues wasted further chances to put the game to bed and were punished in the 91st minute when Bennett clashed heads with a Torquay attacker in the area. Ref Andre Marriner pointed to the spot and Lee Thorpe drove his penalty past John Danby to salvage a draw.